Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 252

Tarquin flicked his cigarette ash with a look of disdain. "First think about how you can convince Elijah. I'm not just asking him to attend; I want him to give a speech in front of everyone. If you screw this up, you won't get a dime."

Elysia was brimming with confidence, "A public speech? Piece of cake, no problem at all!"

Seeing her full of confidence, Tarquin squinted his eyes, "You have a plan?"

"Yep!"

"What's the plan?"

Elysia immediately shot him a wary look, "It's a secret! A top-secret!"

"You're not even gonna tell me?"

"Especially not you. You're not privy to this information!"

Tarquin was dumbfounded.

Watching her being both foolish and overly confident, yet so irritating, he felt a mix of annoyance and reassurance.

"As long as you can handle it, money is no object."

Elysia stood tall and proud, "I'll nail it, 100%. Just make sure you have the money ready!"

Elliot had already thought of a plan for her, so that 50 thousand dollars was as good as hers!

and even Tarquin

him, any problem that money could solve wasn't a problem at all. Her love for money only made her easier for him to

of his cigarette and then said, "There's one

"What's up?"

warned you, don't get

moment

I looked at you a bit more today, but to say I'm interested in you just because of that is

I have someone in

people in mine too! Quite

everyone doesn't have a few names in theirs, like Elliot, Evan, Emmett, including Elijah,

Quite a few?

What a player!

looked at her with contempt and flicked his

"Who?"

the son-in-law of the Newsom

three-second meltdown, furious, "Are you out of your mind? Spouting nonsense! Zane is my best friend's husband! He and I are just friends!

Tarquin frowned slightly, "Why are you angry? If you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about, unless there's something you're

and now I

you, I was just

"You can't just ask!"

it's about Elijah, don't talk to me! And for

"You..."